✿Arecaceae · Phoenix
Pygmy Date Palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Palmoutdoor
- Habit
- Palm
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & more
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are 60–120 cm (24–47 in) long, pinnate, with around 100 leaflets arranged in a single plane (unlike the related P.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pygmy Date Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“The flowers are small, yellowish, produced on a 45 cm (18 in) inflorescence.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- DruperecordedA fleshy fruit with a single hard stone/pit enclosing the seed.“The fruit is an edible 1 cm drupe resembling a small, thin-fleshed date.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pygmy Date Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pygmy Date Palm
A member of the Arecaceae family, Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) is a palm. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and 5 other states.
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Pygmy Date Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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